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Best Books to Read

This list is organized by my personal preference and experience, but some of these books I have not read, so I cannot accurately judge. :-) In the case of series, you must have read every book in the series for it to count.
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The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
1
Anonymous
Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games Trilogy
2
Suzanne Collins
The Divergent Trilogy (Veronica Roth)
The Divergent Trilogy
3
Veronica Roth
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Kate DiCamillo)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
4
Kate DiCamillo
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
5
Gayle Forman
The Underland Chronicles
The Underland Chronicles
6
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
7
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
8
J.K. Rowling
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
9
John Green
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
10
C.S. Lewis
Wintergirls (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Wintergirls
11
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
12
Homer
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
13
Homer
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
14
John Green
The Giver Series
The Giver Series
15
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
16
J.D. Salinger
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
17
Jay Asher
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series
18
Lemony Snicket
Heroes of Olympus Series (Rick Riordan)
Heroes of Olympus Series
19
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson Series (Rick Riordan)
Percy Jackson Series
20
Rick Riordan
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
21
Brian Selznick
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
22
Rainbow Rowell
Just Listen (Sarah Dessen)
Just Listen
23
Sarah Dessen
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
24
Stephen Chbosky
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
25
Markus Zusak
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
26
Sherman Alexie
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
27
Anonymous
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
28
Jennifer Niven
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
29
Harper Lee
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
30
Roald Dahl
Every Last Word (Tamara Ireland)
Every Last Word
31
Tamara Ireland
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
32
Leo Tolstoy
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
33
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
34
J.R.R.Tolkien
It's Kind of a Funny Story (Ned Vizzini)
It's Kind of a Funny Story
35
Ned Vizzini
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
36
William Golding
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
37
Ransom Riggs
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
38
William Goldman
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
39
John Steinbeck
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
40
John Green
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